Air disaster

Spanair Flight 5022

20 Aug 2008 · 40.53° N, 3.57° W

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When
20 Aug 2008
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
40.53° N, 3.57° W
Description
2008 aviation accident in Spain
Deaths
154
Injured
18
Cause
mechanical failure, human error

Spanair Flight 5022

2008 aviation accident in Spain

Spanair Flight 5022 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Gran Canaria Airport, Spain, with a stopover in Madrid–Barajas Airport that crashed just after take-off from runway 36L at Madrid-Barajas Airport at 14:24 CEST (12:24 UTC) on 20 August 2008. The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration EC-HFP. Of the 172 passengers and crew on board, 154 died and 18 survived.

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